The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-20
BRIGHT BITS.
Re is the little sum / owe you"

HERE Is the little sum / owe you"
"Ah, had completely forgotten it."
you should have told Inc that sooner. "-EL-
change.
THE fruit-preservers Of the country have de-
Cided TO advance the price or canned trult.
Their motto is Let us make large profits SO
long as we can.'-Neto York World.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN THoRINGToN was examined
once for promotion in the army. To the ques-
tion, How many British soldiers came to this
swered: "a sight more than ever went
back" He got his promotion.-Sdn francisco
Alta.
SHE--James, do you know you put three but
tons on the plate in church to-day.
Hell knew what was about.
She-James, perhaps you don't know that
bought those buttons yesterday for my new
dress and paid SOC. apiece for them. - WdUertu
Magazine
THE information comes from New York that
the husband of Mrs. James Brown-Potter is on
speaking terms with his wife. This is something
to which no one will be likely to offer any OBJ
jections. No one but carping and captious
critic will object to mans cutivatng the ac-
quaintance of his wife.-OH City Blizzard.
BRowN-weil, old fellow, how is that love af
fair of yours getting along?
Smith-Not at all. She has taken to amateur
BroSnFWhy, what difference does that
make?
Smlth-All can get IfOn1 neT now Is d mega
tive.-Detr0it Free Press.
BosroN MANI think people must be becoming
honest. l have carried a valuable silk umbrella
for five years and no one has ever touched it
yet.
Omaha Man-Got a lock on it?
mo it is Just like any other handsome UNI
brella l bought it from John l.. Sullivan. His
name is on the handle. ''-Omahd World
Two BEAux TO HER STRING. Celia-Why do
you encourage attentions from both Tom and
Harry?
not very well off, and can't afford coupe if we
go 20 the theatre. call him my fair weather
beau a
Celia-Then what do you call Harry
Irene-My rain-bow-HdrDer'S Bdzdr,
A METHODIST parson of facetious temperament
sat on the platform of the Baptist church at
recent public meeting when suddenly the water
failed to connect with the organ and the music
stopped. You see" quoth the humorous di-
vine, in explanation, these Baptists can't DO
much without water, and have to stop when it
is shut off" Then the audience smiled and en-
joyed the joke.-St. Albdn'S Messenger.
IT is interesting to trace the evolutions of
words and expressions. Cultivated people
say How do you do?' Those who are less pre-
Tennessee they say "Howdy:'N The noble red
man of the West says, "How?" while the cat
on the fence saws "Ow?"-Nor1cich Bulletin.
II LIKE nv boys to have plenty of young COM
pany." said Mrs. Careful, but they have agreed
with me to draw the line at girls"
'Ya-as" said her eldest son, "crinoline." But
nobody smiled, and everybody looked thought
ful.-Brooklyn Eagle
A DRUGGIST tells this story at his own ex-
pense Said he: "A man came in with a pre-
scripton, and l noticed that the paper did not
bear the name of any physician. l called the
customers attention to it, and he replied that he
knew all about who wrote this prescription.
Never mind, he said, who wrote it. The doctor
signed his name and cut it off What did you
cut it off for?' | asked, eagerly. so that
wouldn't have to pay you his commission, was
the innocent response. | then tackled on l5c.
extra for luck but gave him a glass of soda
with wink in it, and he walked out with the
air of a man immensely tickled at the success
Of his scheme. Boston Gazette